One of the most important times in a physician’s career occurs just after training is completed and as the first job begins. It is during this seven-year time period where members face the challenges of starting a substantial career track and adapting to a full-time career and ongoing personal life demands. In addition to a new job, negotiating terms and expectations of employment, financial uncertainty and work/life balancing, there are tremendous pressures to perform well and be able to masterfully care for patients.
The Early Career Professionals Council & Section is here to provide support and resources to physician members out of training facing this unique set of career stage and professional challenges. This Section will provide members with a forum to learn, share knowledge and grow, and provide them with a voice within the College.
Mission Statement
To provide the voice and a forum within the College for early career cardiovascular specialist physicians. The Council represents the cardiovascular specialist in the first seven post-training years, identifies needs and informs College programs to meet such needs, supports relevant career development activities and networking, and fosters professionalism, engagement, and leadership in College activities.
Goals
- Act as a liaison to—and a voice for—early career cardiovascular specialist members within and on behalf of the College.
- Support dedicated resources for new professionals, including but not limited to, board certification preparation tools, maintenance of certification, access to guidelines, and a primer to quality programs.
- Create specific practical and clinical programming and content geared towards early career professionals at the ACC annual meeting, e.g., social media utilization for professional networking and information; clinical practice financial fundamentals; understanding professional liability, reimbursement, and specific medical practice realities; and case reviews of unusual presentations of cases.
- Provide information relevant to early career cardiologists through a newsletter and web presence on CardioSource.org to include a community that provides a forum to discuss difficult cases or medical practice and research issues.
- Advise the Board of Trustees and other governance units of College on matters relevant to early career professionals.
Leadership
The Early Career Professionals Section is governed by a Council comprised of eight members in total. This includes seven physician members in various stages of their first seven years post-training from various work settings and sub specializations in cardiology. A Fellow of the ACC or Master of the ACC will also hold a position on the council.
Stay tuned for a full list of current Council members.
Getting Involved with the Section
Stay in touch with the Early Career Professionals Section on Facebook!
Join the Early Career Section at its inaugural Section Meeting during the ACC Annual Scientific Session
March 26, 6:30 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.
Hyatt McCormick Place
Room 12 A/B
Join us to learn more, provide your feedback on what you would like to see from the Section, mingle with fellow early career cardiologists and more.
Section Publications
Check out the Early Career Professionals Section Inaugural Newsletter!
Get Career Advice in the Latest ACC CardioCareer & CME Guide
Joining the Section
All members of the Early Career Professionals Section must be physicians in their first seven years out of training. Membership for 2012 is complimentary and all ACC members that fit this criteria. If you have not been opted in automatically for 2012 and feel you should be included, please call the ACC Resource Center at 202-375-6000, ext. 5603.